Mr. Philip “Dave” Weinberg is the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management and Comptroller, the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia. As the Department of the Air Force’s comptroller and chief financial officer, he serves as the principal adviser to the Secretary of the Air Force, Air Force Chief of Staff and Chief of Space Operations on all financial matters. He provides financial management of department resources, including nearly 700,000 military and civilian personnel and an annual budget of almost $250 billion. He oversees the budgeting, financial operations, cost estimating, financial business systems and Congressional appropriations liaison that support Department of the Air Force priorities, in accordance with Congressional, Secretary of War and Secretary of the Air Force direction. Additionally, he is responsible for the training and development of over 13,000 military and civilian financial management professionals.
Mr. Weinberg entered the Air Force in 1979 through the Reserve Officer Training Corps at Clemson University. His assignments include finance, accounting, budget and comptroller in multiple commands and in the deployed environment. Additionally, he has served as a comptroller at every level of command, including wing, major command and now Air Staff. During the opening of the Global War on Terror, he served as the Comptroller, Headquarters Air Education and Training Command, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas. He was responsible for managing the $8 billion required for the recruitment and accession of Air Force personnel and providing them with military, technical and flying training to replenish Air Force combat capability. A veteran of Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom, he served as the Director of Resources Integration (A-8) for U.S. Central Air Forces at Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, supporting the warfighters and managing the $1.5 billion spent at the 38 sites within his area of responsibility.
Prior to his current position, Mr. Weinberg was the owner and sole proprietor of DaveSpeak, a company focused on delivering leadership presentations. He retired as a Senior Partner from Kearney and Company, P.C. (Kearney), a Certified Public Accounting and consulting firm employing over 1,000 professionals.
EDUCATION
1979 Bachelor of Science, Accounting, Clemson University, Clemson, S.C.
1983 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
1985 Master of Public Administration, Troy State University, Troy, Ala.
1991 Professional Military Comptroller School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
1993 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
1998 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
CAREER CHRONOLOGY
1. January 1980–June 1982, Deputy Accounting and Finance Officer, 46th Aerospace Defense Wing, Peterson Air Force Base, Colo.
2. July 1982–June 1984, Accounting and Finance Officer, 97th Bombardment Wing, Blytheville AFB, Ark.
3. June 1984–June 1986, Accounting and Finance Officer, 39th Comptroller Flight, Incirlik Air Base, Turkey
4. June 1986–June 1988, Chief, Budget Policy, Headquarters Strategic Air Command, Offutt AFB, Neb.
5. June 1988–June 1989, Executive Officer to the Comptroller, Headquarters Strategic Air Command, Offutt AFB, Neb.
6. July 1989–July 1992, Commander, 319th Comptroller Squadron, Grand Forks, N.D.
7. August 1992–June 1993, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
8. June 1993–April 1995, Commander, 26th Regional Accounting and Finance Squadron, Ramstein AB, Germany
9. April 1995–July 1997, Chief, Budget Operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Forces in Europe, Ramstein AB, Germany
10. July 1997–June 1998, Student, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
11. June 1998–July 2000, Division Chief, Personnel and Training, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Budget, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
12. July 2000–May 2001, Division Chief, Budget Operations, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Budget, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
13. May 2001–August 2003, Chief, Financial Analysis Division, Headquarters Air Education and Training Command, Randolph AFB, Texas
14. August 2003–August 2005, Comptroller, Headquarters AETC, Randolph AFB, Texas
15. September 2005–June 2010, Senior Associate, Booz Allen Hamilton, McLean, Va.
16. August 2008–October 2025, Owner and Sole Proprietor, DaveSpeak, Oak Hill, Va.
17. June 2010–March 2024, Senior Partner, Kearney & Company, P.C., Alexandria, Va.
18. October 2025–present, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Financial Management and Comptroller), Department of the Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with five oak leaf clusters
Air and Space Commendation Medal
Air and Space Achievement Medal
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
1983 Strategic Air Command Accounting and Finance Officer of the Year
1985 U.S. Air Forces in Europe Accounting and Finance Officer of the Year
1985 Air Force Accounting and Finance Officer of the Year
1990 Strategic Air Command Comptroller of the Year
1994 U.S. Air Forces in Europe Accounting and Finance Officer of the Year
1994 Air Force Accounting and Finance Officer of the Year
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
Certified Defense Financial Manager (2003)
(Current as of December 2025)